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tooth fairy!
I have been trying to convince Emma for weeks to pull her tooth. But there are 2 things she is really afraid of (1) pain, and (2) the sight of her own blood. Finally tonight I told her just to let me try one time. Man... that thing bled forever.
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olivia's turn!
The weather cooperated! Just as we were leaving the track huge snowflakes started to fall, so we got out of there just in time. I forgot how much fun it is watching the Pre-K/Kindergarten track meets. You've got the kids losing their shoes mid stride. The kids
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track!
Last year track got cancelled. This year it is back on... and both Emma and Olivia are doing it. Today was Emma's first meet. She did the running long jump, ran the 100, 4 x 100 relay, the 200 leg of the Sprint Medley and the 400. I
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throwback thursday (april 22, 2020)
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spring days
Our weather has been all over the place... hot, cold, rainy, sunny, windy. You never know what the day will bring, but we're making the most of it at the barn. This weekend track starts for both girls, which means we'll be spending a lot less
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throwback thursday (april 15, 2020)
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barn, bees and bb guns
The weather wasn't that great, but that didn't stop us from spending the weekend on the bus at the barn. The barn is where we do all sorts of fun things... On our way home we stopped at a cute little ice cream shop in town.
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bee keepers
Braden is trying a new hobby. He got his first batch of bees this weekend. This fearless girl was ready to go out first thing this morning to check them out.
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throwback thursday (april 8, 2020)
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high school girls basketball
One of the best things about living in a small city.... seeing lots of people lining the street to wave and cheer on our high school girls basketball team. They are playing in the state tournament for the first time since 1988. Tonight was the semifinal game and they got
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april showers
April showers bring lots and lots of worms on the driveway. Luckily the worm crusaders are here to save their lives.
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hot hot hot
We enjoyed a couple very warm days in the last week. We spent the weekend getting some barn and bus projects done. On Monday Olivia and I went to a couple parks. At the bus stop on Monday morning Emma was bummed we didn't ride bikes to school.
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happy easter!
It was nice to have some normal Easter events this year. Our city had to cancel their spring egg hunt last year. But it was back this year!.... and it was the first year that there wasn't snow on the ground. Olivia was ready to go in her
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throwback thursday (april 1, 2020)
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art show
Our city's art council hosts an art show every year at the city library. Each local school picks a couple kids from each grade to have their art work on display. Right now it is Emma's school... and her art teacher picked one of Emma'